Green gardening and potential council tax discount
Experts demand that artificial grass not be used in UK gardens. People who practise ‘green’ gardening with real grass and shrub or tress may qualify for council tax discounts.
The report’s author, Professor Ross Cameron claimed that Britain’s natural gardens are essential for reducing temperatures, soaking up rain, and providing a haven for wildlife.
But he sees contemporary garden design trends as “very damaging” to the environment, highlighting an increase in paved patio spaces and fake turf in particular.
Some garden types are more advantageous to the local environment than others, he said, adding that gardens must be lush and brimming with vegetation to be beneficial.
The paradox is that while some garden design styles might be quite harmful to the urban environment, many gardens are not genuinely green at all. To make room for the car or to create sterile patio space paving over the areas, which raised the warmth in cities and increases the risk of flooding.
When genuine plants are present, we incorrectly feel we need to spray them with a mixture of chemicals to keep then alive and free of pests. This is because many residents use artificial grass.
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It destroys most of the soil life underneath it. These artificial substances harm the natural function of our UK gardens and contaminate our waterways.
The benefits of real plants
The paper by Professor Cameron, which was printed in the journal Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, makes four major recommendations for fostering sustainable garden management.
Residents may receive financial incentives, such as a decrease in council tax or water costs, for homes where more than 50% of the garden space is planted according to the report.
Additionally it states that depending on the size of a garden, financial incentives may be given to people for planting or caring for trees in gardens. The research also recommends that artificial grass and synthetic pesticides be prohibited or subject to restrictions for property owners.
Cameron claimed that in order to offset the loss of green spaces, particularly in heavily populated inner-city regions, significant adjustments are now urgently required.
According to hi, gardens make up a third of all of urban areas and essential for maintain the temperature of urban buildings and surroundings during the summer, absorbing rain to prevent flash flooding, and acting as a key haven for wildanimals.
According to his analysis, some cities’s green garden space may have been decreased by as much as 50% over the past two decades. A garden that serves as a refuge for wildlife has been planted by Will Teare, 32, of Sheffield, South Yorks.
He is in favour of financial rewards for sustainable practices and claims that his family has enjoyed hearing the sounds of nature reverberate across their acreage.
He explained, “The most significant thing for us has been that is supports wildlife. When we moved unto our house, we thought about how we could construct a garden that would help us be more connected to nature.
We wanted to reintroduce wildlife to the garden because we humans are largely to blame for the deterioration of their habitat. Everything we try in the garden, from the plants we use to trying to create various habitats, such a woodland-like area or pond, needs to be beneficial to the wildlife.
The family enjoys watching the frogs and newts in the pond and sleeping the birds that comes to nest in the garden because it makes the garden come alive and is exciting for the kids.
Everyone can make the most of the space they have by growing a tiny tree or other common plants or by crating alternative habitats. Therefore providing incentive to do so will encourage more green and natural garden.
Lockdowns, according to Helen Woolley, the head of University of Sheffield’s landscape architecture department, had people realise the importance of gardens. Some found ancient Roman coins during digging gardens. Others found ammonites beneath of their garden.
The research has value since it clearly explains the importance of a particular landscape type and how it relates to various socio-environmental goals. Gardening makes residents feel relieved and looking at green garden helps you less stressful. Green garden itself helps neighbours and passerbys.
Policymakers and planners need to pay attention to above gardening advantages. Experts ask that synthetic grass not be used gardens. Green garden residents may qualify for council tax discount.
Source: Gloucestershirelive
